William D. Ashwell - Warrenton, VA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio, 2012
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court - Team Member, 2010-2011

• Non Legal Education

  • Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, 2008
    B.A.
    Major: English

Classes and Seminars

• Land Use and Zoning: Navigate Land Use/Zoning Regulations, Permitting Issues, Disputes and More; National Business Institute, July 20, 2017
  
• How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), National Business Institute, October 31, 2017 - Present
  
• Protecting Your Business, Family and Future, Greater Piedmont REALTORS, February 21, 2018
  
• Local Government Law - Start to Finish; Government Attorney Ethics - Protect Your Client and Yourself, National Business Institute, February 23, 2018
  
• Road and Easement Law A to Z: Establishing Easements; National Business Institute, April 9, 2018
  
• Take a Comprehensive Look at Land Use Law; National Business Institute, July 10, 2018
  
• Ethics in Land Use Law; National Business Institute, July 10, 2018
  
• How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced; Applying Ethics Rules to Evidence; National Business Institute, October 30, 2018
  
• Defining Easements and Ethics in Boundary Law; National Business Institute, April 15, 2019
  
• Real Estate Boot Camp and Ethics, National Business Institute, April 19, 2019 - Present
  
• Land Use and Zoning from Start to Finish: Ethics in Land Use and Zoning Law, National Business Institute, September 10, 2019
  
• Handling Email, Social Media and Other ESI; The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit, National Business Institute, October 31, 2019
  
• Annual Probate and Estate Administration Conference in Virginia, National Business Institute, September 23, 2020.
  
• Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance & Surveys in Real Estate Transactions, National Business Institute, December 17, 2020.
  
• Challenging or Appealing Administrative Zoning Decisions: What You Need to Know seminar. National Business Institute; July 15, 2021.
  
• Virginia Estate Administration From Start to Finish, National Business Institute; August 25, 2021.
  
• Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions: Everything Paralegals Need to Know; National Business Institute;
  
• Virginia Real Estate Closings from Start to Finish; National Business Institute; July 29, 2021.·
  
• How to Lay a Foundations to Get Your Evidence Introduced; National Business Institute; August 31, 2021.
  
• Virginia Land and Water Law: Ownership and Access; Halfmoon Education, Inc.; July 30, 2021.
  
• Litigating Civil Cases in Virginia From Start to Finish; National Business Institute; May 20, 2022.
  
• Virginia Real Property Law: Understanding Title, Transfers, and Encumbrances; National Business Institute; May 17, 2022.
  
• Virginia Probate Process from Start to Finish; National Business Institute; June 16, 2022.
  
• Land Surveys and Legal Descriptions: Everything Paralegals Need to Know; National Business Institute; August 17, 2022.
  
• Resolving Boundary Disputes in Virginia; National Business Institute; September 28, 2022.
  
• Civil Trial Guide; Authenticating and Admitting ESI as Evidence and Utilizing Technology in Your Presentation; February 22, 2023.
  
• Forensic Accounting and Money Laundering Detection/Disruption Conferences; Florida Atlantic University; March 6, 2023.
  
• Reviewing the Chain of Title, Legal Descriptions, Land Surveys, and More; National Business Institute; March 29, 2023.
  
• Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance, and Surveys in Virginia Real Estate Transactions; National Business Institute; May 10, 2023.

Pro Bono Activities

• Fauquier SPCA, Board Member
• Partnership for Warrenton, Past Board Member
• Fauquier Chamber of Commerce, Past Board Member
• Experience Old Town Warrenton, Board Member

Representative Cases

• United States v. Bosyk, 933 F.3d 319 (4th Cir. 2019), cert denied, 140 S. Ct. 1124 (U.S. Feb. 24, 2020)(No. 19-860), 2019.
• Shepherd v. Conde, 797 S.E.2d 750 (Va. 2017)
• Chacey v. Garvey, 781 S.E.2d 357, (Va. 2015).
• Weatherholt v. Commonwealth, 839 S.E.2d 492 (Va. 2020).
• St. John v. Thompson, 854 S.E.2d 648 (2021)
• Spell v. Commonwealth, 851 S.E.2d 83 (2020)
• Stafford Cnty. Bd. of Zoning Appeals v. Grove, 905 S.E.2d 140 (2024)

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2012
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Other Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar, 7th District Disciplinary Committee
• Fauquier Bar Association